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DOYLESTOWN, PA — A Delaware man is facing multiple criminal charges in Bucks County after allegedly defrauding homeowners who hired him to repair hail-damaged properties, according to the Bucks County …
Delaware Contractor Wanted in $80K Home Repair Scam Across Bucks County Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Talent experience platform Phenom has launched an intelligent fraud detection agent designed to safeguard employers against increasingly sophisticated candidate deception.
Phenom Unveils AI Fraud Detection to Combat Hiring Deception Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — A Philadelphia pharmacy chain has pleaded guilty to felony Medicaid fraud and theft charges and will pay more than $2 million in restitution after investigators uncovered a …
Philadelphia Pharmacy to Pay $2.3M in Medicaid Fraud Case Over HIV Drugs Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced new charges Tuesday against a Monroeville insurance agent accused of defrauding a longtime client out of more than $75,000 through a deceptive …
Pennsylvania Insurance Agent Charged in $75,000 Fraud Case Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Montgomery County man who defrauded two lenders of tens of millions of dollars has been sentenced to four years in federal prison and ordered to pay …
North Wales Man Gets Four Years for $72 Million Loan Fraud Scheme Read More
PARKESBURG, PA — Police arrested a 22-year-old man on felony theft charges after an investigation uncovered what authorities describe as a sophisticated fraud scheme involving an impersonation of a U.S. …
Fake Treasury Agent Sting: Man Arrested After $85,000 Scam Attempt in Parkesburg Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — A Philadelphia political consultant pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to wire fraud charges tied to pandemic relief loan fraud and a scheme to defraud a healthcare …
Philadelphia Consultant Pleads Guilty in COVID Loan and Union Fraud Case Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A 77-year-old Reading man has been sentenced to prison for defrauding art buyers by selling forged works he falsely claimed were created by some of the world’s …
Reading Man Sentenced for Scheme Selling Fake Works of Famous Artists Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Philadelphia couple has been sentenced to federal prison for running a counterfeit electronics operation that imported fake cell phones and accessories bearing major brand names, prosecutors …
Philadelphia Couple Sentenced for $350,000 Counterfeit Cell Phone Scheme Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Labor announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking last week aimed at tightening oversight of unemployment compensation programs and addressing widespread fraud that surged …
Labor Department Proposes Rule to Strengthen Oversight and Combat Unemployment Fraud Read More